Karaikal North Assembly constituency

Karaikal North
Constituency No. 26 for the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
Union Territory	Puducherry
District	Karaikal
Lok Sabha constituency	Puducherry
Established	1964
Total electors	35,598
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent P. R. N. Thirumurugan
Party	AINRC
Alliance	NDA
Elected year	2021

Karaikal North is a legislative assembly constituency in the Union territory of Puducherry in India. Karaikal North Assembly constituency is part of Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency. ^{[1] [2]}

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1964	Farook Maricar		Indian National Congress
1969	M. Jambulingam		Indian National Congress
1974	K. Kandhi		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977	K. Kandhi		Independent politician
1980	V. M. Salih Maricar		Independent politician
1985	V. Govindarajan		Indian National Congress
1990	S. M. Thavasu		Indian National Congress
1991	A. M. H. Nazeem		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996	A. M. H. Nazeem		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001	A. M. H. Nazeem		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006	A. M. H. Nazeem		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011	P. R. N. Thirumurugan		Indian National Congress
2016	P. R. N. Thirumurugan		All India N.R. Congress
2021	P. R. N. Thirumurugan		All India N.R. Congress

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates

2021			44.85%
2016			49.34%
2011			55.69%
2006			45.20%
2001			46.92%
1996			71.01%
1991			59.31%
1990			41.51%
1985			49.54%
1980			55.25%
1977			42.84%
1974			41.24%
1969			52.07%
1964			56.39%

Assembly Election 2026

2026 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election: Karaikal (North)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SPA
	NDA
	TVK				New
	NTK
	NOTA	NOTA
Margin of victory
Turnout
Rejected ballots
Registered electors
	gain from		Swing

Assembly Election 2021

2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election: Karaikal North ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AINRC	P. R. N. Thirumurugan	12,704	44.85%
	INC	A. V. Subramanian	12,569	44.38%	36.38%
	NTK	I. Anusuya	1,214	4.29%
	Independent	A. Vengadesh	766	2.70%
	MNM	K. Suresh	359	1.27%
	NOTA	Nota	282	1.00%	−0.54%
	SDPI	Mohamed Thameem Kani	185	0.65%
Margin of victory			135	0.48%	−11.91%
Turnout			28,324	79.43%	−2.09%
Registered electors			35,661		9.17%
	AINRC hold		Swing	-4.49%

Assembly Election 2016

2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election: Karaikal North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AINRC	P. R. N. Thirumurugan	13,139	49.34%
	AIADMK	M. V. Omalingam	9,841	36.96%	−3.34%
	INC	R. P. Chandramohan	2,129	8.00%	−47.69%
	NOTA	None of the Above	408	1.53%
	BJP	M. Arul Murugan	402	1.51%	−1.45%
	VCK	N. Selvasundaram	261	0.98%
	NTK	M. Sikkanthar Batsha	226	0.85%
	Independent	P. Manikandan	176	0.66%
Margin of victory			3,298	12.38%	−3.01%
Turnout			26,629	81.52%	−2.14%
Registered electors			32,666		25.21%
	AINRC gain from INC		Swing	-6.35%

Assembly Election 2011

2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election: Karaikal North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	P. R. N. Thirumurugan	12,155	55.69%
	AIADMK	V. Omalingam	8,795	40.29%
	BJP	M. Arul Murugan	646	2.96%
	CPI(ML)L	E. Jayabal	231	1.06%
Margin of victory			3,360	15.39%
Turnout			21,827	83.66%
Registered electors			26,089
	INC win (new seat)

Assembly Election 2006

2006 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Karaikal ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	A. M. H. Nazeem	5,742	45.20%	−1.72%
	DMDK	A. J. Assana	5,551	43.70%
	AIADMK	S. Selvaganapathi	884	6.96%	−22.73%
	BJP	S. S. Saminathan	327	2.57%
	Independent	Thanga Devadoss	64	0.50%
	Independent	Al Taher @ Z. M. Taher	60	0.47%
Margin of victory			191	1.50%	−15.73%
Turnout			12,703	80.25%	19.08%
Registered electors			15,830		−27.62%
	DMK hold		Swing	-1.72%

Assembly Election 2001

2001 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Karaikal ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	A. M. H. Nazeem	6,273	46.92%	−24.09%
	AIADMK	A. J. Assana	3,969	29.69%	7.61%
	INC	S. Ramassamy	2,951	22.07%
	Independent	T. Devadoss	103	0.77%
	Independent	M. Y. Thameemul Ansary	74	0.55%
Margin of victory			2,304	17.23%	−31.70%
Turnout			13,370	61.17%	3.82%
Registered electors			21,870		8.51%
	DMK hold		Swing	-12.39%

Assembly Election 1996

1996 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Karaikal ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	A. M. H. Nazeem	9,474	71.01%	11.70%
	AIADMK	H. M. Abdul Kader	2,946	22.08%	−16.15%
	Independent	M. G. Desigan	476	3.57%
	BJP	Thiyaga. Thirunvukkarasu	273	2.05%	0.68%
	MDMK	L. Janarthanan	111	0.83%
Margin of victory			6,528	48.93%	27.85%
Turnout			13,342	67.73%	10.38%
Registered electors			20,155		−2.10%
	DMK hold		Swing	11.70%

Assembly Election 1991

1991 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Karaikal ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	A. M. H. Nazeem	6,809	59.31%
	AIADMK	M. Gnanadesigan	4,389	38.23%
	BJP	T. Thrunavukkarasu	157	1.37%	0.87%
	JP	M. Mohanraj	78	0.68%
Margin of victory			2,420	21.08%	8.68%
Turnout			11,480	57.35%	−6.65%
Registered electors			20,588		0.80%
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	17.81%

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Karaikal ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. M. Thavasu	5,394	41.51%	−8.04%
	JD	G. Rangayen	3,783	29.11%
	Independent	M. G. Jaffar	3,532	27.18%
	Independent	A. Ramakrishnan	78	0.60%
	BJP	T. Thirunavukkarasu	65	0.50%
Margin of victory			1,611	12.40%	0.87%
Turnout			12,996	64.00%	−2.51%
Registered electors			20,424		39.40%
	INC hold		Swing	-8.04%

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Karaikal ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	V. Govindarajan	4,784	49.54%
	Independent	V. M. Salih Maricar	3,671	38.02%
	JP	G. Rengayen	1,081	11.20%
	Independent	K. S. Manimaran	120	1.24%
Margin of victory			1,113	11.53%	−18.35%
Turnout			9,656	66.51%	−2.29%
Registered electors			14,651		10.75%
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	-5.71%

Assembly Election 1980

1980 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Karaikal ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	V. M. Salih Maricar	4,778	55.25%
	JP	M. Jembulingam	2,194	25.37%
	Independent	M. Rathakrishnan	1,292	14.94%
	INC(U)	G. Rethinavelu	158	1.83%
	Independent	K. S. Manyimarane	144	1.67%
	Independent	V. Palanivelu Pathar	82	0.95%
Margin of victory			2,584	29.88%	8.92%
Turnout			8,648	68.80%	5.60%
Registered electors			13,229		−11.20%
	Independent hold		Swing	12.41%

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Karaikal ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	K. Kandhi	3,995	42.84%
	JP	S. Ameerudeen	2,040	21.87%
	DMK	R. Rajayyan	1,418	15.20%	−5.41%
	AIADMK	M. Y. Mohamed Ali Marraicar	1,228	13.17%	−28.08%
	INC	M. Govindarasu	645	6.92%	−31.23%
Margin of victory			1,955	20.96%	17.86%
Turnout			9,326	63.21%	−17.28%
Registered electors			14,897		22.55%
	Independent gain from AIADMK		Swing	1.59%

Assembly Election 1974

1974 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Karaikal ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. Kandhi	3,964	41.24%
	INC	P. Shanmugam	3,666	38.14%
	DMK	S. S. Mani	1,981	20.61%
Margin of victory			298	3.10%
Turnout			9,611	80.49%
Registered electors			12,156
	AIADMK win (new seat)

Assembly Election 1969

1969 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Karaikal North ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	M. Jambulingam	4,208	52.07%	−4.32%
	Independent	A. M. Hameed Maricar	3,873	47.93%
Margin of victory			335	4.15%	−25.02%
Turnout			8,081	78.59%	−2.21%
Registered electors			10,452		11.26%
	INC hold		Swing	-4.32%

Assembly Election 1964

1964 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Karaikal North ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Farook Maricar	4,211	56.39%
	Independent	M. Sembulingam	2,033	27.23%
	Independent	Thambisa Maricar	810	10.85%
	Independent	Narayanasamy Alias Vembu	413	5.53%
Margin of victory			2,178	29.17%
Turnout			7,467	80.80%
Registered electors			9,394
	INC win (new seat)

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See also

• List of constituencies of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
• Karaikal district

References

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